Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Amofah, George ; Bonsu, Frank ; Tetteh, Christopher ; Okrah, Jane ; Asamoa, Kwame ; Asiedu, Kingsley ; Addy, Jonathan
• Description:
  A national search for cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana identified 5,619 patients, with 6,332 clinical lesions at various stages. The overall crude national prevalence rate of active lesions was 20.7 per 100,000, but the rate was 150.8 per 100,000 in the most disease-endemic district. The case search demonstrated widespread disease and gross underreporting compared with the routine reporting system. The epidemiologic information gathered will contribute to the design of control programs for Buruli ulcer.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Female Government Programs Health Services Accessibility Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Ulcerans Odds Ratio Sex Distribution Skin Diseases, Bacterial Ulcer

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(2):167-170.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ghana
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e41598b7026a80661bcc7b4ad60f11c2652580045fe15e6f85c4337aeded44dd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13755/cdc_13755_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 97.70 KB ]